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San Mateo DA agrees to drop full names, DOB from juvenile press notes after commission complaint
Summary
Following a commission letter, the San Mateo County District Attorney's office told the Juvenile Justice commission it will stop including detained youths' full names and dates of birth in press notes and will use first name with last initial; the commission asked for written confirmation and follow-up meeting
REDWOOD CITY — After the San Mateo County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission raised concerns about public releases of juvenile information, representatives of the district attorney’s office told the commission on Feb. 25 that the office will discontinue including detained youths’ full names and dates of birth in press notes.
The commission had sent a letter in November asking the district attorney to refrain from releasing confidential personal information about youth in custody and to work with the commission to protect juvenile confidentiality. The commission discussed the issue in closed session previously and raised it publicly at the Feb. 25 meeting after not receiving an initial…
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